IXIAS — JASMINE. 



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putting three or more bulbs in a four-inch pot hav- 

 ing good drainage. Set them in a cool place until 

 growth commences, and then in the window, as 

 near the glass as possible, taking care not to give 

 them too high a temperature ; forcing diminishes 

 the size and number of the flowers. In January 

 the flower stalks will appear ; they should be tied 

 to sticks as they are frail and slender. After 

 blooming the leaves turn yellow, indicating that the 

 plants need rest. Dry the bulbs off gradually and 

 store them in a dry place. The varieties should not 

 be mixed ; the bulbs in a dry state are very similar 

 and each pot should be labeled. 



VARIETIES. 



Ixia, Alba Oculata, color white, shading to yellow with a dark 

 chocolate eye. 



I, Capitata, flowers white and black. 



/ Zoiichiflora, a strikingly beautiful variety, with long buff-col- 

 ored flowers. 



/ Crispa, flowers blue. 

 /. Erecta, white or rlesh color. 

 /. Kerinisiana, vermilion. 

 /. Leucantha, white. 



I. Viridiflora, leaves slender, flower spike long, producing from 

 ten to thirty flowers ; the petals are of a peculiar vivid green, black 

 at the base, stamens large and yellow, a very fine free-bloomer. 



JASMINE. 



The name Jasmium is derived, according to Lin- 

 naeus from ia y a violet, and osme y smell ; others as- 

 sert that it is tromysmym, the Arabic name of the 



